Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.19/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$237.19

81 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	242.64	1,048	61
Medium and Large 2	429	220.55	946	20

One grade step is worth $22.08/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale81 hd

237.19

—

FL average8 barns · 372 hd

240.54

−3.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,460	118.26	1,726	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	100.96	1,263	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	89.21	977	9thin

Every lot, as filed

28 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	228.27/cwt	220.00–235.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	182.28/cwt	177.00–185.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	213.69/cwt	207.00–220.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	242.24/cwt	230.00–260.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	198.75/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	228.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	212.80/cwt	205.00–217.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	254.66/cwt	245.00–265.00	950	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	198.72/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	273.80/cwt	265.00–280.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	238.87/cwt	230.00–250.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	215.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	235.43/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	214.53/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,197	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	220.37/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	243.85/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	257.02/cwt	250.00–265.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	284.36/cwt	275.00–295.00	776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,210	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,265	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	118.59/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,782	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	131.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	97.24/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,132	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	105.60/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,435	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	89.21/cwt	86.00–93.00	977	9

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Apr 12, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 418Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 291Year ago 134

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	220.00–235.00	228.27
6	—	423	207.00–220.00	213.69
5	—	304	230.00–260.00	242.24
5	—	514	190.00–205.00	198.75
6	—	478	200.00–205.00	202.43
4	—	273	250.00–265.00	257.02
4	—	558	185.00–195.00	189.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	180.00–185.00	183.29
3	—	475	177.00–185.00	182.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	210.00–220.00	215.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	225.00–235.00	228.24
3	—	462	205.00–217.00	212.80
3	—	578	196.00–200.00	198.72
7	—	324	230.00–250.00	238.87
4	—	528	200.00–210.00	204.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	245.00–265.00	254.66
7	—	321	265.00–280.00	273.80
7	—	469	225.00–243.00	235.43
8	—	558	212.00–217.00	214.53
12	—	523	215.00–226.00	220.37
11	—	411	235.00–255.00	243.85
4	—	273	275.00–295.00	284.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	104.00–105.00	104.53
4	—	1,503	118.00–120.00	118.59
2	—	1,623	127.00–136.00	131.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	94.00–102.00	97.24
16	—	1,359	104.00–111.00	105.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,095	86.00–93.00	89.21

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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